Johnson and asks for federal legislation to allow black citizens to register to vote unencumbered, but the president responds that, although he understands Dr. Annie Lee Cooper attempts to register to vote in Selma, Alabama, but is prevented by the white registrar. Four black girls walking down stairs in the Birmingham, Alabama 16th Street Baptist Church are killed by a bomb set by the Ku Klux Klan. of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) accepts his Nobel Peace Prize. It also received four Golden Globe Award nominations, including Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director and Best Actor, and won for Best Original Song. The film was nominated for Best Picture and won Best Original Song at the 87th Academy Awards. The film was re-released on Main honor of the 50th anniversary of the historical march. Selma premiered at the American Film Institute Festival on November 11, 2014, began a limited US release on December 25, and expanded into wide theatrical release on January 9, 2015, two months before the 50th anniversary of the march. ![]() ![]() ![]() Johnson, Tim Roth as George Wallace, Carmen Ejogo as Coretta Scott King, and Common as Bevel. The film stars actors David Oyelowo as King, Tom Wilkinson as President Lyndon B. ![]() It is based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches initiated and directed by James Bevel and led by Martin Luther King Jr., Hosea Williams, and John Lewis. Selma is a 2014 historical drama film directed by Ava DuVernay and written by Paul Webb.
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